Poll:Which Avengers have had the worst costumes ever?

[TimmyTony]

A discussion on another thread, made me think of this, I think it could be fun to see what you guys think of the Avengers and what could be considered their lamest costumes.
Of all the Avengers past or present, which member has had the most unfortunate, cringe-inducing, WTH, unbelievable sartorial nightmare-costumes ever, in your opinion?
If you choose other, details and/or pics are encouraged.

Here's some visual aids for the poll choices:

Jack Of Hearts
http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/9639/johpoll3yn.gif

Hawkeye
http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/4787/hawkeyepoll1yl.gif

Black Knight
http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/9325/bkpoll3po.gif

Wasp
http://img435.imageshack.us/img435/316/wasppoll0jt.gif

Deathcry, Quasar/Marvel Boy, Mantis, D-Man and The Swordsman
http://img344.imageshack.us/img344/4918/restpoll6cf.gif

[Will.S]

Wonder Man's green and red costume and Hawkeye's Goliath are pretty up there. Janet is pretty hit and miss with the latest wasp costume being the best bar none.

Hercules's "H" costume with sandals also sucked hard

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y174/Willsncz/hercules001.jpg

[stillanerd]

Wonder Man's green and red costume and Hawkeye's Goliath are pretty up there. Janet is pretty hit and miss with the latest wasp costume being the best bar none.

Hercules's "H" costume with sandals also sucked hard

http://underworld.fortunecity.com/blood/201/marvel/hercules001.JPG

I can't see the picture--but yeah. And Wasp certainly had her share of bad costumes over the years. However, the real stinkers was when the Avengers tried to capitalize on X-Force by having them wear body armor torsos, head gear, and carry BFG's. Even Captain America was wearing Liefeld-like headgear at one point.

EDIT: But from the one's we've got to pick from...that's a real challenge (plus they make my eyes hurt.) :)

[Satana Hellstrom]

The Black Knight has had 800 variations of the same costume, and all equally bad. So has Hawkeye.

The Swordsman actually has the worst of Black Knight and Hawkeye's costumes in one horrific combo.

Wasp is allegedly a fashion designer, but you wouldn't know it going by her atrocious costumes throughout the years.

Jack Of Hearts' costume makes him look like a sentient mass of superhero vomit.

[Bearpod91]

I think everyone should just wear street clothes with thier symbol on the shirt or something. These costumes are just...too...umm...bad.

[AceOfSpades]

I love most of Hawkeye's purple costumes, but the red one where his midriff is showing is god awful. I also hate the orange and brown one he had with the full face mask.

[Will.S]

I can't see the picture--
Fixed.

Peep that bad boy now!

[Cayman]

Triathlon!

Cay

[tangentman]

I voted "Other" for Gilgamesh.

[Flying Fruitbat]

Toss up.

Hawkeye's skirt and anything the Black Knight puts on.

When some of us think "Black Knight", we picture a scary bad guy riding on a steed. His image is one that makes the hero gulp. Now, picture Dane with or without his bomber jacket.

The image is some idiot at your local shopping mall informing customers that the fish and chips place is now open at the food court. Waving his sword in the air to attract more attention.

[moon knight]

i hated Hawkeye's costume when he was giant man.

[Owens 23]

Wonder Man's green and red costume and Hawkeye's Goliath are pretty up there. Janet is pretty hit and miss with the latest wasp costume being the best bar none.

Hercules's "H" costume with sandals also sucked hard

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y174/Willsncz/hercules001.jpg

This costume for Herc rules.

[Kirk G]

i hated Hawkeye's costume when he was giant man.
Definitely influenced heavily by the S&M/bondage crowd... Herc isn't that far away either, but definitely Goliath II was into bondage. Just look at the fishnet stockings and black cap lady that he used to hang out with!

But I got go with Jack of Hearts and the worst outfit... and Gilgimesh would have been right up there also, except, I never considered him an Avenger... just a tourist stopping over for the night. ;)

[stillanerd]

Fixed.

Peep that bad boy now!

Well, at least he has a beard, no headband and no mullet, unlike these where he looked like a cross between a country bumpkin and a porno star:

http://www.plexico.net/avengers/covers/avg357.jpg
http://www.plexico.net/avengers/covers/avg358.jpg
http://www.plexico.net/avengers/covers/avg359.jpg

[Tony Starkz]

No love for the Black Knight?Boo!Black Knight owns!

[LordEd1976]

I just want to know why in God's name the Avengers ran around in bomber jackets for awhile in the 90s. Not just Black Knight, but also Crystal, Sersi, and Black Widow.

Hawkeye's skirt is definately up there as far as bad costumes go. Not too fond of Wonder Man's christmas color costume either. Another hall of shame vote goes to Hank Pym's Dr Pym outfit that was a blue hat, red scarf and blue jacket.

[SalazarSleaze2]

I hated that Pym costume with the scarf too!
Of the list, the worst for me is Black Knight's getup.
Hopelessly bad.
(Jack Of Hearts' is a close second)

[Wonder Dude]

I voted "Other" for Gilgamesh.
yes, me too!

[dopexvii]

i liked jack o hearts costumes, they suited the character

[Phoney Bone]

I voted "Other" for every single thing Power Man has worn since becoming an Avenger.

Hey, look! It's Luke Cage...the incredible Back-Ground Man! WOO-HOO! Thems makes me wanna buy comics!

[Young Avenger]

Hank Pym's Yellowjacket costume.

[StoneGold]

i liked jack o hearts costumes, they suited the character
So you're saying he was a crappy character then.

http://www.dragonhero.com/graphics/marvel2/jack-hearts.jpg

He had an arrow pointing at his penis!!!! I'm assuming that's so if he forgot where it was.

[Evil-Spidey]

triathlon!!!!(!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

jack of hearts and hercules green outfit also suck

[ChildOfTheDarkholde]

So you're saying he was a crappy character then.
He had an arrow pointing at his penis!!!! I'm assuming that's so if he forgot where it was.

lol!!!

It's hard for me to choose...I would say it's a three-way tie tween Hawkeye, Black Knight and Jack Of Hearts (with Mantis close), but in the end I voted BK cuz he had so many modifications to the costume, but none made it look cool, ever. Imo.

[lordlad]

Hawkeye......purple ??? erg !!!!

[ChildOfTheDarkholde]

Hawkeye......purple ??? erg !!!!

Indeed... :D

[Steven F.]

I LOVED the bomber Jackets Widow, Knight, Crystal and Sersi wore in the ninties. Steve Epting rocks.


When did Hawkeye have a brown outfit that looks like it came from the AoA?

[BlackKnight]

I LOVED the bomber Jackets Widow, Knight, Crystal and Sersi wore in the ninties. Steve Epting rocks.


When did Hawkeye have a brown outfit that looks like it came from the AoA?

Its from the Heroes Reborn time frame.

I have a question for some people, if you don't like Black Knight's costume, what would you suggest for a medivial knight charater?

[Steven F.]

I have always liked Black Knight, and his costume during the 90's, Ultraforce, Excalibur, and Heroes for Hire were all good.

[Spiderchick1974]

Wasp and Black Knight's costumes have generally sucked.

Mantis' getup is horrid too.

[StoneGold]

Its from the Heroes Reborn time frame.

I have a question for some people, if you don't like Black Knight's costume, what would you suggest for a medivial knight charater?
Something that doesn't feature underwear over armor. But that's besides the point. But you know I've never liked the character because of Harras.

[Eumenide No 2]

you don't like Black Knight's costume, what would you suggest for a medivial knight charater?

Something that doesn't look like he is a player on a Renaissance Fair or like someone else mentioned, an employee of a Fish N Chips franchise at the mall.
He could have a costume that reflects his medieval origins but is still modern and sleek.

[marvelboi77]

I'ts a toss up between Black Knight, and the Swordsman. I went with Swordman only because it was purple.

[Shellhead]

Jack Of Hearts: I liked Jack's original costume, but I can understand that it was too difficult for mediocre artists to draw.

Hawkeye: The skirt costume for Hawkeye was a mistake, but it looked decent when Barry Windsor-Smith was drawing it. I didn't like the brown Plantman look from the Heroes Return era.

Black Knight: With his basic armor and tunic, Black Knight looks decent. But when he started wearing white boots and/or the brown bomber jacket, that just violated common sense and too many fashion rules to count here.

Wasp: Complaining about Wasp's costume is like complaining about the weather in Missouri… wait a while and it will change.

Deathcry: I voted Deathcry for worst costume, although all I remember is her cynical resemablance to Wolverine.

Quasar/Marvel Boy: In comics, you really can't go wrong with a blue and red costume with yellow accessories. Quasar's costume have been okay.

Mantis: I dunno, I kind of liked the grass skirt look with the chinese fingercuff wristbands.

D-Man: I don't know the origin of his costume, but it looked like he found Daredevil's original costume and managed to squeeze into it before he
started doing steroids (or Power Broker treatments, whatever) and never took it off again.

The Swordsman: In hindsight, lavendar may not not been the best choice for costume color, but otherwise it was a decent costume. If it had been
gray, that would have been decent.

[StoneGold]

Funny, three pages and no mention of Rage? Which is especially odd, because I actually kind of like Rage's costume. Hey, he looked like a luchadore.

http://www.norse-man.net/Marvel/Char-R/Rage.jpg

Like he could have been fighting Super Crazy or something. But I know other people hated it. Still better than his New Warriors costume. What was Darick Robertson on?

[BlackKnight]

Something that doesn't look like he is a player on a Renaissance Fair or like someone else mentioned, an employee of a Fish N Chips franchise at the mall.
He could have a costume that reflects his medieval origins but is still modern and sleek.

Have you seen a picture of the H4H armour, that he now currently wears, it is a modern version of medieval armour.. Interesting that is exactly what you said would be good.

[BlackKnight]

Something that doesn't feature underwear over armor. But that's besides the point. But you know I've never liked the character because of Harras.

Well, then the current costume should be fine with you, since he does not wear underwear over it. :D

[StoneGold]

Well, then the current costume should be fine with you, since he does not wear underwear over it. :D
Yeah, but that still doesn't change what Harras did. Or that I had to deal with the character in UltraForce when I was working at Malibu.

[Eumenide No 2]

Have you seen a picture of the H4H armour, that he now currently wears, it is a modern version of medieval armour.. Interesting that is exactly what you said would be good.

Is this what you mean?

http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/40146787124.12.GIF

That looks neither sleek nor modern to me. In fact, that's the costume one of the bk micros wears on the first post of this thread;
Looks as clunky, uncomfortable and garish/ugly as all his other costumes, but I guess we'll have to agree to disagree.

[NathanielEssex]

Well, if it's enchanted plate armor, wouldn't it have to be clunky-looking? There wasn't any sleekness in the armor medieval knights wore. And I think that's the whole deal with Black Knight. He's supposed to resemble a medieval knight in some fashion. Hence the "Knight" part of his name.

[BlackKnight]

Is this what you mean?

http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/40146787124.12.GIF

That looks neither sleek nor modern to me. In fact, that's the costume one of the bk micros wears on the first post of this thread;
Looks as clunky, uncomfortable and garish/ugly as all his other costumes, but I guess we'll have to agree to disagree.

First, KNIGHT, and MEDIVIAL don't go along with sleek and modern.

What do you want, him to look like an iron man clone...

[BlackKnight]

Well, if it's enchanted plate armor, wouldn't it have to be clunky-looking? There wasn't any sleekness in the armor medieval knights wore. And I think that's the whole deal with Black Knight. He's supposed to resemble a medieval knight in some fashion. Hence the "Knight" part of his name.

Exactly, I think that is the problem, people don't seem to get is that for a Knight from the midieval time period the armour he wears his modern and sleek.

[BlackKnight]

Yeah, but that still doesn't change what Harras did. Or that I had to deal with the character in UltraForce when I was working at Malibu.

Well, what harris did and Ultraforce have nothing to do with the costume. :)

[StoneGold]

Eh, as little as I like the character, there are way worse costumes than BK's on the Avengers. Like this doozy's of Falcon's, which I'm not sure is going to work because it is Fortunecity, but whatever...

http://members.fortunecity.com/dm_bishop2/marvel/falcon004.JPG
http://members.fortunecity.com/dm_bishop2/marvel/falcon004.JPG

Or the headlight version based on the cartoon one.

http://xtrem-comics.gretatop.org/images/personnages/FALCON.jpg

[Kaskratiski]

Tough choice: Toss up between Jack Of Hearts, Black Knight and Deathcry;for the sheer ridiculousness and non-usefulness of all three costumes.

[StoneGold]

Well, what harris did and Ultraforce have nothing to do with the costume. :)
Only if you don't count Stubble Mullet Leather Jacket Lightsaber Boy.

[BlackKnight]

Eh, as little as I like the character, there are way worse costumes than BK's on the Avengers. Like this doozy's of Falcon's, which I'm not sure is going to work because it is Fortunecity, but whatever...

http://members.fortunecity.com/dm_bishop2/marvel/falcon004.JPG
http://members.fortunecity.com/dm_bishop2/marvel/falcon004.JPG

Or the headlight version based on the cartoon one.

http://xtrem-comics.gretatop.org/images/personnages/FALCON.jpg

I had forgotten that horrible falcon costume from the cartoon, why did you make me remember it....

[BlackKnight]

Only if you don't count Stubble Mullet Leather Jacket Lightsaber Boy.

Your right that costume was not good. However the new one is cool, very medeival and mordern at the same time in my opinion. :D

[ChildOfTheDarkholde]

As lame as BK's costumes have always been, nothing imo compares to Hawkeye's skirt-and-headband outfit from many many moons ago.
Makes his lavender/blue stuff looks uber-macho in comparison.

[Your Imaginary Pal]

http://www.blacksuperhero.com/images/exh-marvel-triathlon.gif
Triathlon

http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix2/gilgamesh1.jpg
Gilgamesh

pretty damned awful

[NathanielEssex]

Yeah, his Harras era outfit sucked ass. But his current look, and the way he looked in Busiek's Avengers are cool. I like the way he looks on that H4H cover as well. Really, at the end of the day, these are all opinions. It's not like it is fact that Hawkeye or Black Knight have bad costumes. So let's just take it for what it's worth: very little. Although I contest that the Harras era Black Knight and the Billy Jack version of Hawkeye are objectively crappy. :p

[Jake V]

Why are so many people voting for Black Knight? He had a cool costume that totally matched his name. The update did get kind of clunky, but the design is great. They should just streamline it a bit.

I voted for Jack of Hearts. The heart over the eye is the dumbest thing ever.

[NathanielEssex]

I always thought Hawkeye's typical look is purple and dark blue. Not lavender, light purple, etc., etc. Just purple. Maybe it's the colorists for issues that the color has appeared lighter :confused: . Maybe it's readers looking at him from lavender-tinted glasses! :p Always looked like regular purple to me.

Now Wolverine's outfit, that's silly. Nothing says "ferocious" like Canary Yellow :D .

[TheMuertoCorpse]

My top five worst Avengers costumes:

1-Black Knight
2-Silverclaw
3-Jack Of Hearts
4-Hawkeye
5-Rage

[StoneGold]

Can we count villains? Because I'm sorry, but Kang's costume has never worked right. Be it the floppy sleeves, or the blue face... what the hell is he, a Smurf? I mean, really, look at the costume. There's a reason he started going maskless when Busiek started writing.

http://underworld.fortunecity.com/blood/201/marvel/kang001.JPG

EDIT: Oh, man, and having looked at the costume again, purple hip waders???

[Flying Fruitbat]

[IMG]http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix2/gilgamesh1.jpg
Gilgamesh

pretty damned awful


Let's use the logic of pro-Black Knight costume fans. What do you expect a hero from Ancient Times to wear? Gil is a warrior from his time period. They didn't have our modern fashion sense back then. If you updated his costume he just wouldn't be Gilgamesh, the first hero. He would be another guy in spandex. We have enough of those guys.

He has to have his cowhead, too, because Gil is not a modern hero. Just like the Black Knight. Though I don't think Gil would wear a bomber jacket and jet around on a sky cycle of some sort and then expect others to claim his attire is true to his roots.

[TheMuertoCorpse]

Really, at the end of the day, these are all opinions. It's not like it is fact that Hawkeye or Black Knight have bad costumes.

When has an opinion poll not gauged opinion?
The question was not one that could be answered with facts like "What Avenger has had more success as a solo star, Black Knight or Iron man?"

[NathanielEssex]

I know all that, I was just trying to make Black Knight feel better (not that he indicated he was miserable about this, but just in case). BOOYAH! :D

[NathanielEssex]

The bomber jacket is gone and the sky-cycle is not part of a costume, which is what we're discussing.

[ChildOfTheDarkholde]

He has to have his cowhead, too, because Gil is not a modern hero. Just like the Black Knight. Though I don't think Gil would wear a bomber jacket and jet around on a sky cycle of some sort and then expect others to claim his attire is true to his roots.

:D LOL!! Good point there!

[StoneGold]

Don't forget Deodato's Bondage Thor.

http://www.immortalthor.net/thorcostume-5.jpg

[Shellhead]

Can we count villains? Because I'm sorry, but Kang's costume has never worked right. Be it the floppy sleeves, or the blue face... what the hell is he, a Smurf? I mean, really, look at the costume. There's a reason he started going maskless when Busiek started writing.

http://underworld.fortunecity.com/blood/201/marvel/kang001.JPG

EDIT: Oh, man, and having looked at the costume again, purple hip waders???

I agree that Kang has got a terrible look. It only makes sense if you assume that fashions change *a lot* between now and his home century. Everything about his costume is dismal, especially the hip waders. Sadly, Tony Stark must have been very impressed by Kang's superior technology, because he has been using a similar hip wader boots in recent years.

[Annie get your Rum]

5 pages and nobody has mentioned this atrocity?
http://www.thephoenixxx.com/jeangrey/heroines/iwoman.jpg

[StoneGold]

Not like Kang's fashion sense gets any better in his old age...

http://www.marveldirectory.com/pics/picsi/immortus.gif

[StoneGold]

5 pages and nobody has mentioned this atrocity?
http://www.thephoenixxx.com/jeangrey/heroines/iwoman.jpg
She wasn't an Avenger when she had that costume. And she was only an Avenger for like 4 issues. It's kind of hard to count her.

[NathanielEssex]

5 pages and nobody has mentioned this atrocity?
http://www.thephoenixxx.com/jeangrey/heroines/iwoman.jpg

lol. That's some funny sh-- right there. PEEK- AH- BOOO!!

[BlackKnight]

:D LOL!! Good point there!

To bad that his point is about a costume that BK does not wear anymore.

So, all you people hating the bomber jacket, is that why you voted BK.. Or do you not like the armour he currently wears?

[Shellhead]

To bad that his point is about a costume that BK does not wear anymore.

So, all you people hating the bomber jacket, is that why you voted BK.. Or do you not like the armour he currently wears?

I think it's fair to discuss the costumes that these character wore while they were on the active Avengers roster.

[NathanielEssex]

Don't forget Deodato's Bondage Thor.

http://www.immortalthor.net/thorcostume-5.jpg


Hahaha! Bondage Thor! What's the deal with the midriff? He a Winger fan or something? Does he think his belly-button would distract female/gay supervillains? :confused:

[BlackKnight]

I think it's fair to discuss the costumes that these character wore while they were on the active Avengers roster.

I never said it was not fair. I simple said that is the only costume they seem to be having a problem with. Notice the difference there. :D

[Kaskratiski]

The bomber jacket was the least of BK's costume probems, in my opinion.
I hate the basic design, and all its variants, including but not limited to the bomber jacket look.
It's just a poor design, as I see it.

[StoneGold]

I think it's fair to discuss the costumes that these character wore while they were on the active Avengers roster.
True. And last time BK was on an active roster, his costume stunk to high heaven.



And I mean literally. He looked filthy.

[StoneGold]

Hahaha! Bondage Thor! What's the deal with the midriff? He a Winger fan or something? Does he think his belly-button would distract female/gay supervillains? :confused:
Keep in mind, Deodato is Brazillian...

[BlackKnight]

True. And last time BK was on an active roster, his costume stunk to high heaven.



And I mean literally. He looked filthy.

Actually the last time he was active was the Kang War and he wore the Armour from H4H.. *sigh*

[Mo S.]

I dunno, "worst costume" is definitely subjective, and a lot of costumes have had worse versions and better versions.

I like the character of Hawkeye and I still think the (fortunately short-lived) skirt thing was horrible, and the (Janet Van Dyne designed) Goliath costume not much better. I like the classic costume form, though various colorists have played with the schemes over the years - I tend to like the darker blue and purple version the most and the paler blue and light purple version the least. And I love the Ultimates black and red version. Don't care for the House of M redesign with all the bondage buckles and padding and too much purple. The eye mask thing has been amusing over the years, too, from a little mask with the suggestion of a wing-wedge thing at the top to the full face mask with the huge wings in Heroes Reborn (yuck).

The Wasp has had some eye-openingly bad cosumes over the years. For sheer cute factor, I like her original red-and-black costume with the pointed hat and the little skirt, though it'd look strange now. Her current costume is good, but the white one with the blue-trimming with the one bare arm and one bare leg is one of my least favorites. There was a green one in there somewher I wasn't fond of, too.

The Yellowjacket costume is a great visual design, but I wasn't fond of the "Dr. Pym, Adventurer" red coat look. His later Giant-Man costume, somewhat like the Hawkeye-as-Goliath costume but without the bare midriff and a differnt color scheme was interesting, though the giant bumps looked odd.

The Black Widow always looked best in her "Emma Peel" black catsuit with the belt and gold bracelets - didn't care for the gray one, and much as I like the character, those fishnets tights were awful.

A lot of the "time legacy" characters - Hercules, Gilgamesh, Black Knight - had trouble looking suitably modern yet not modern. Thor in his more classic costume pulled it off, but Thunderstrike didn't quite make it. Black Knight usually has too much "stuff" on his costume (ala Jack of Hearts) and Hercules and Gilgamesh always look like they should be very, very cold in a NY winter.

[ChildOfTheDarkholde]

Not like Kang's fashion sense gets any better in his old age...
http://www.marveldirectory.com/pics/picsi/immortus.gif

Wow...that's horrendous.


I think it's fair to discuss the costumes that these character wore while they were on the active Avengers roster.
Definitely. The thread originator didn't specify , he only said any Avengers, past or present.

True. And last time BK was on an active roster, his costume stunk to high heaven.
And I mean literally. He looked filthy.
I don't know about literally, but figuratively, the costume really stunk up the place...

[Flying Fruitbat]

The bomber jacket is gone and the sky-cycle is not part of a costume, which is what we're discussing.

Nope. We are discussing the worst costume. Bomber jacket fits. Just like Hawkeye's skirt or an old Wasp costume does. Plus his fans want to have it both ways. His costume is ok to them because it's a Middle Age deal, but yet Dane flew around on a sky cycle and his weapon was a light saber. Both are futuristic items.

So, is Dane a future hero or a Middle Ages one? He started off with a ray blasting lancer and a sword that he only used the blunt side off and then progess to sky cycles and light sabers. What a mess! I bet Santino created his look.

Well, at least he is carries a shield now and there is no "BK" on his helmet. Justin the Shining Knight comes closest to what a smart dressed horseman should look like in comic book form.

[SabrinaMorrell]

I hate all these costumes:

Sue Storm's "sex-bomb/4-shaped-boob-window" nineties costume.
Gilgamesh's cow head.
Scarlet Witch's Search For She-hulk and gypsy-princess outfits.
Every single one of Black Knight's costumes.
Jack Of Hearts. Also an all-time, all periods dud.

[StoneGold]

And Crystal's costume has always sucked.

http://members.fortunecity.com/dm_bishop2/marvel/crystal001.JPG

So have a good chunk of Quicksilver's.


Does Machine Man count as an Avengers? Sometimes he does. And I've never like him visually. Why make a robot purple?
http://www.ditko.comics.org/ditko/covers/marvel/machineman12-ditko.jpg

[marvelboi77]

Does Black Knight have a modern costume? I spend about $30 a week on comics and I can't remember seeing him at all in 2000 through 2006 comics.

[Eumenide No 2]

Does Black Knight have a modern costume? I spend about $30 a week on comics and I can't remember seeing him at all in 2000 through 2006 comics.

This is the allegedly modern costume.
As you can probably see, it's the same costume he's always worn, but with added extra-large, extra clunky shoulder pads/armor and very modern-looking ;) pseudo-metallic gloves and a loincloth instead of the underwear.

http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/40146787124.12.GIF

[Flying Fruitbat]

This is the allegedly modern costume.
As you can probably see, it's the same costume he's always worn, but with added extra-large, extra clunky shoulder pads/armor and very modern-looking ;) pseudo-metallic gloves and a loincloth instead of the underwear.




Tastes is hard to determine. But in my view, I think Cage is upset that Black Knight got his fish and chips order wrong. That modern costume with the Quarterback towel is ... not as great as some fans make it out to be.

[Mo S.]

Tastes is hard to determine. But in my view, I think Cage is upset that Black Knight got his fish and chips order wrong. That modern costume with the Quarterback towel is ... not as great as some fans make it out to be.

Actually, with that chain belt and that.... tiara on his head, I can see why he's been going around in civvies lately.

[Eumenide No 2]

Tastes is hard to determine. But in my view, I think Cage is upset that Black Knight got his fish and chips order wrong.

I have to say that thanks to you I have spilled ice cream all over my computer desk...
That will teach me not to eat or drink while reading your posts... :D :D
(That was damn funny...except for the ice cream part!!!)

[Bright_One]

I'm trying to work out whether Thunderstrike is good or bad? His sleeveless jacket is typically 90's (artists tended to add jackets to established classic costumes to make them more "modern". See Rogue, Black Widow, Cap, but thankfully not Spidey, he got a hoodie!) but the ponytail is almost unforgivable. He looks like a biker/construction worker, not the conduit for a GOD!

http://members.fortunecity.com/dm_bishop2/marvel/thunderstrike001.JPG

Also Tigra's in very impractical.

http://www.chezcomics.com/comics-resources-information-pages/marvel-comics-information-resources/marvel-comics-superhero-character-profiles/tigra.gif

She... uh... looks like she might get cold.

[phantom1592]

I always liked the Black knight costume. Pretty much any of the versions (except bomber jacket)

I had to vote Hawkeye for the Goliath costume and the Heroes reborn, and... well pretty much any of them EXCEPT the classic purple

[StoneGold]

He looks like a biker/construction worker, not the conduit for a GOD!
Actually, he was a construction worker.

Also Tigra's in very impractical.

http://www.chezcomics.com/comics-resources-information-pages/marvel-comics-information-resources/marvel-comics-superhero-character-profiles/tigra.gif

She... uh... looks like she might get cold.
One word: fur.

[Taskmaster]

Your right that costume was not good. However the new one is cool, very medeival and mordern at the same time in my opinion. :D

Seconded, that costume and the story behind it is the things that made me love Black Knight as much as I do. I only wish we could see more about his connection to Avalon

[Bright_One]

RE: Stonegold

I know Thunderstrike was a contruction worker, but unlike most heroes he tended to wear his profession on his sleeve. The equivolent would be Spidey swinging in with a camera dangling from his neck (or more recently a mortar-board on his head), or well Murdock wearing a nice pinstriped suit over his costume. I'm not saying it was wrong of dear Thunderstrike, but it was certainly odd.

RE: Tigra's fur. One word; hairball :D

[Citizen V]

I would have to say that the Jack Of Hearts had the worst costume.Hercules`s and Black Knight`s costumes are rather good.

[StoneGold]

RE: Tigra's fur. One word; hairball :D
More clothing wouldn't help with that though. If anything, it would make things worse, with all the shedding.

[RonnieThunderbolts]

I'm trying to work out whether Thunderstrike is good or bad? His sleeveless jacket is typically 90's (artists tended to add jackets to established classic costumes to make them more "modern". See Rogue, Black Widow, Cap, but thankfully not Spidey, he got a hoodie!) but the ponytail is almost unforgivable.

Cap shouldn't be on that list. He never wore a jacket regularly.

[StoneGold]

Cap shouldn't be on that list. He never wore a jacket regularly.
Just when Harras needed someone for Black Knight to yell at.

Besides, he had the armor.

[stillanerd]

]Just when Harras needed someone for Black Knight to yell at.

Besides, he had the armor.

Heck, everybody in the 90s had armor. But not only did Cap have armor, he had fur too:

http://images.auctions.overstock.com/aimages/d/0/0/88/882927_1.jpg

[StoneGold]

Heck, everybody in the 90s had armor. But not only did Cap have armor, he had fur too:


Yeah, but Cap's made Spider-Man's look like Iron Man's.

http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/14462577792.438.GIF

[stillanerd]

Yeah, but Cap's made Spider-Man's look like Iron Man's.

Actually, Spidey's new duds resemble Iron Man's more than the Spider-Armor ever did (or maybe Spider-Woman's) :D

And technically, the Cap Armor worked on the same principal practically as Iron Man's. For Tony, it acts as the world's most beefed up pacemaker, while Cap had to wear it to stay alive as well.

But enough fanboy nitpicking. Bottom line: armor on a superhero who doesn't normally wear armor sucks. Especially if they're drawn by this guy:

http://www.fusionaddict.net/art_gallery/photography/comic_con_2005/day_3/rob_liefeld_800.jpg

[StoneGold]

Still, if you are going to wear armor, make sure more than just a strap of metal covering your nose is the only thing on your face.

[stillanerd]

Still, if you are going to wear armor, make sure more than just a strap of metal covering your nose is the only thing on your face.

But then how will people be able to see my awesome, vicious, and manly war cry? ;)

(Although you'd think after watching the perils of the "octo-grab" glasses holder in Steve Martin's The Jerk, Cap should've known better. :))

Besides, while the armor on Captain America IS BAD, I would pick the Armored Cap over Cap-Wolf any day of the week.

[Zombienorthstar]

Can you really blame the Black Knight for his costume...hes a knight...hes not got a whole lot to work with there?

I mean hes either got armour or this
http://www.debbiescostumes.com/images/black_ren_man/black_ren_man_front.jpg


HELLO CRYSTAL! ;)

[Flying Fruitbat]

Can you really blame the Black Knight for his costume...hes a knight...hes not got a whole lot to work with there?

I mean hes either got armour or this
http://www.debbiescostumes.com/images/black_ren_man/black_ren_man_front.jpg


HELLO CRYSTAL! ;)


At least this guy was bright enough to shave. Black Knight likes the stubble look. Makes him look "cool".

Still a toss up, though. Hawkeye or Black Knight? Strange that Clint looked better than Dane in armor and Clint's was metallic purple.

[Zombienorthstar]

Personally i like Hawkeyes House Of M clobber.

[Agentum]

Hawkeyes lilac costume is so ugly.

[Bright_One]

His little Wolverine cowl does predate our favourite Canadian by over a decade though. So few have imitated.

It's the big turnover boots that really say "Impractical" however. Heroes who wear them often look like Glam buccaneers.

http://captain-america.us/images/cap.gif

Big stupid turnover boots offenders list...

Captain America (Probably the most memorable)
Hawkeye
Cyclops (In fact all the original X-Men but Cyclops wore his until 1990!!!)
Jean Grey (X-Factor)
Black Canary (DC)
Captain Marvel (DC)
Captain Marvel (Marvel Secret Wars Female Version)
Black Knight
Wasp
Wonderman (Not any more, he was exonerated by Mothmonsterman. Until i find pictorial evidence, Wonderman is officially not on this list)
US Agent
Black Cat
Baron Zemo
Green Goblin (Who gets extra uncool points for having matching gloves)

and of course Father Time.

http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/f/fathertime.jpg

They were made particularly popular in the 70's, possibly because they almost looked like Bell-Bottoms and you could slip them past those crazy naysayers that suggest timeless superheroes shouldn't change their image with every stupid fad that comes along (Like bomber jackets with the sleeves pulled up) Hang your head in shame Disco Dazzler!

[Bedlam66]

Hawkeye
Captain America
Herc
D-man
Any Other Char with a Giant Letter on their costume that I'm forgetting atm.

[Chiasm]

Ms Marvel / Warbird. Her history of costumes seems to be a long collection of outfits designed for the unsexed lonely fan boy to masturbate too. Seriously, who fights in heels and a thong.

http://www.comixexperience.com/Ms.%20Marvel%20cover.jpg

http://www.marveldatabase.com/wiki/images/5/58/Warbird_001.jpg

I could actually live with her curent costume if they would just give her some pants and get rid of the heels. And stop making her the Marvel version of DC's Powerboob Girl.

[Mothmonsterman]

Big stupid turnover boots offenders list...

Wonderman


When did he have them? He usually just has regular boots.

http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/2118/costumes9mj.jpg

Poor guy has enough marks against his costumes without adding buccaneer boots.

[Flying Fruitbat]

Hawkeye
Captain America
Herc
D-man
Any Other Char with a Giant Letter on their costume that I'm forgetting atm.

Some more and some with just a Letter anywhere on their costume:

Wonder Man
Wasp
Thor
Bomber Jacket team esp. Black Knight
Did Namor have a "S" on his belt buckle?
Torch had a letter on his.
Sentry

[Bright_One]

When did he have them? He usually just has regular boots.

Poor guy has enough marks against his costumes without adding buccaneer boots.

You know Moth, I think you're right. I can't remember exactly which picture I saw where Wonderman was wearing the turnovers, maybe it was a shoddily made custom figure, using Cap's legs.

I'll take him off the list.

However Iceman deserves a special mention because in the first run of Uncanny he used to ice up his whole body EXCEPT his silly little booties!!!

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/mracaud/uncannyxmen/12.jpg

[stillanerd]

However Iceman deserves a special mention because in the first run of Uncanny he used to ice up his whole body EXCEPT his silly little booties!!!

Hey, can you blame a guy for wanting to keep his feet warm? :D

[Bright_One]

Maybe winter wollies would be more appropriate.

Are Wolverine's pointy boots better or worse? Surely they must catch on his knees. He must have thanked the lord for the classic X-Men uniform he got to wear in the late 80's.

http://www.uncannyxmen.net/covers/uncanny/uncanny277.jpg

Why don't they go back to that? I like the clubhouse motif. a question for the X-Men forum perhaps.

[Shellhead]

However Iceman deserves a special mention because in the first run of Uncanny he used to ice up his whole body EXCEPT his silly little booties!!!


Maybe Iceman was worried that he would slip and fall down if his boots were covered with ice. Those rubber boots probably had great traction.

[ChildOfTheDarkholde]

Still a toss up, though. Hawkeye or Black Knight? Strange that Clint looked better than Dane in armor and Clint's was metallic purple.

I thought they looked equally horrible...

[Evil-Spidey]

these ones sucked too.

http://jjinbeat.com/Cap/StarSpangledSite/VanceAstrovik-Justice-Avengers.jpg


http://comiccover.de/scans/Clint/lg_20040410_2148331.jpg

[Bright_One]

The hair is the worst part of that. She looks like Gozer!

http://www.protoncharging.com/ghostbusters/images/gozer_figure.jpg

[Red State Cap]

Come on people, what about Silverclaw? The girl that was attacked by a symbiotic jewelry store?

RSC

[DDM]

these ones sucked too.

http://comiccover.de/scans/Clint/lg_20040410_2148331.jpg

I prefer the Scarlet Witch's more traditional gypsy-inspired costume:

http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/05819410642.1.GIF

Anything that deviates from her traditional costume is just bad.

[Evil-Spidey]

that's what that crazy avengers killer should look like:

http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Labyrinth/5357/oldewitc.jpg

or like that:

http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Labyrinth/5357/sw3.jpg

[darkhawk76]

Wonder Man's - safari jacket thing

Triathlon

half of Wasp's costumes

the various post Layton Iron Man changes (with the exception of War Machine & Heroes Return looks)

Cap in armour

Thor in bondage

Scarlet Witch's less is more phase

the list is endless

PS - I quite like Black Knight's costume and Hawkeye's ain't that bad for an archer (well maybe purple doesn't work)

[Tragix]

...Gilgamesh...

[kcekada]

As bad as Gilgamesh's costume was, hands down the worst was the character who dressed like a character from Fat Albert. Was his name Rage? Oh, was that bad!!!

[da_real_yellowjacket]

i actually love jack of hearts costume... diff'rnt strokes, huh? :)

[da_real_yellowjacket]

wow! i think the yellowjacket costume is one of the all time greats... i guess that's obvious :)

[da_real_yellowjacket]

triathalon :: bad colors, worse design. ugh.

gilgamesh :: bad design, dull character. a huge disappointment considering the character concept.

[da_real_yellowjacket]

wonderman's red jacket and turtleneck !! ugh!!! it's just so "heffner in a bathrobe". HA

[da_real_yellowjacket]

in the end i gotta say it's rage. i love the mexican wrestler mask (mil mascaras baby!) but the whole thing just stinks. too much junk, too many colors, none of it matches. it's a friggin mess

[Leebenhouse]

I'd have to say its up in the air between Heroes Reborn Hawkeye, Rage and the red jacket Wonderman. Wonderman and Hawkeyes costumes don't fit, and I think Rage found that bondage costume in Granny Staples basement.

[StoneGold]

in the end i gotta say it's rage. i love the mexican wrestler mask (mil mascaras baby!) but the whole thing just stinks. too much junk, too many colors, none of it matches. it's a friggin mess
I think you're confusing Rage's later, New Warriors costume with his original Avengers outfit. Rage was two colors: yellow and blue for black.

[Nomad]

I didn't have to go far to dig up this one

http://forums.comicbookresources.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=25836&stc=1

I second the scarlet witch/gozer costume. A really bad take on an otherwise not-so-butch character.

-I can't get the picture to post properly, what did I do wrong?

[Spiderchick1974]

Seems the "winner" is Black Knight after all.
(not feeling his costume...any version)

[mandog]

Most of the secondary characters in the Avengers costumes suck. That was one of my biggest beefs with the Avengers in the 90's nearly all of them looked like tools.

[Rutsah]

Jack of hearts, oh sweet georgia it's jack of hearts, but then that may be as a result of not liking him at all...

[CaptMagellan]

Ms Marvel / Warbird. Her history of costumes seems to be a long collection of outfits designed for the unsexed lonely fan boy to masturbate too. Seriously, who fights in heels and a thong.

http://www.comixexperience.com/Ms.%20Marvel%20cover.jpg

http://www.marveldatabase.com/wiki/images/5/58/Warbird_001.jpg

I could actually live with her curent costume if they would just give her some pants and get rid of the heels. And stop making her the Marvel version of DC's Powerboob Girl.

And here I thought I was the only person that was going to pick her. I've hated all her costumes.

But if it wasn't for his iconic status I'd pick Cap. A big A on the forehead...c'mon.

[ChildOfTheDarkholde]

Poor Dane!

[da_real_yellowjacket]

Originally Posted by Chiasm
Ms Marvel / Warbird. Her history of costumes seems to be a long collection of outfits designed for the unsexed lonely fan boy to masturbate too. Seriously, who fights in heels and a thong.


i've never equated comic book illustrations and costumes with sexuality...despite the claims of doc wertham. i do agree that comicbook female footwear can be completely unreasonable for fighting but it is one of the smallest suspensions of disbelief the reader is asked to make. kiss had ridiculous footwear and still beat the phantom of the themepark, and that was in real life! :)

[DOOM2099]

Another hall of shame vote goes to Hank Pym's Dr Pym outfit that was a blue hat, red scarf and blue jacket.



Thats not a costume... Those are his street clothes. He kept all his junk in the pockest... As for the scarf....

Look there goes Wonder Man in his red and green ''retro'' costume!


Seriously, the Wasp is the worst here, just because she has produced one hideous outfit after another.... Just give her a picture of a wasp on her boobs. Or write her out.

[Steppenwolf]

I love garish, gawdy, outlandish, nutty, theatricality in superhero get-ups. What I hate is when they try to un-superhero the looks. The era leading up to Onslaught was the most stultifying Avengers period ever. The tendency was to make them all look the same - tights, boots, no shirt ( for the guys), long hair, stubble ( also for the guys ), and a headband. And the leather jacket jag got tiresome real quick.

I'd take the red and green Wonder Man ( complete with absurd Hostess cupcake swirls on his belly ) any day over the boring "realism" of mid 90's look of the Avengers, where colors seemed to be a no-no.

[Mean Mr Mustard]

The Wasp.

UGH.

The sheer amount of bad costumes make it worse.